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Release notes and version summaries for OpenClaw.
OpenClaw 2026.7.1: Control UI Overhaul, Guided Setup & Bigger App Updates
Major Control UI improvements, smoother first-run setup, wider official app updates, and stronger model and provider support.
OpenClaw 2026.6.11: Channel Control, Operator Workflows & Safer Plugins
Slack relay mode, native Mattermost /oc_queue support, cleaner wake-up paths, safer plugin distribution, and steadier agent turns.
OpenClaw 2026.6.10: Automatic Fast Talks & Reliable Model Routing
Automatic fast-mode for short conversational turns, more reliable Zai/GLM model routing, and safer session/channel state persistence.
OpenClaw 2026.6.9: Richer Messaging & Dependable Recovery
Richer Telegram delivery with HTML tables, more dependable agent recovery via turn retries and history repair, and a leaner npm-first provider architecture.
OpenClaw 2026.6.8: Rich Channel Delivery & Sharper Agent Recovery
Rich Telegram and WhatsApp delivery with tables and lists, sharper agent recovery across account-scoped sends, and expanded model support for GLM-5.2.
OpenClaw 2026.6.6: Security Hardening, Telegram Polish & Performance Blitz
Significant security boundary hardening, refined Telegram delivery, improved iMessage recovery, and a performance blitz for UI startup.
OpenClaw 2026.6.5: Parallel Search, QQBot Privacy & SQLite Persistence
Parallel Search as a bundled provider, model reasoning stripping for QQBot, and more durable state persistence via SQLite.
OpenClaw 2026.6.1: Interruption Recovery, Steadier Channels & SQLite State
Significantly cleaner recovery from interrupted tool calls, steadier mobile delivery across all major channels, and SQLite-backed monitor state for faster, more resilient restarts.
OpenClaw 2026.5.31: Skill Workshop, Enhanced Reliability & Tailscale Support
Governed skill management, deeper Tailscale integration, and significantly hardened reliability across channels and runtimes.
OpenClaw 2026.5.28: Resilient Runtimes, Mobile Refresh & Expanded Providers
Steadier runtime recovery for subagents and Codex, a refreshed iOS Pro UI with realtime Talk, and expanded support for Claude Opus 4.8, Fal Krea, and NVIDIA models.
OpenClaw 2026.5.27: Performance, Reliability & New Providers
Faster Gateway operations via aggressive caching, new support for Pixverse video and OpenAI-compatible embeddings, and hardened Telegram and Codex reliability.
OpenClaw 2026.5.26: Security Hardening & Session Persistence
Hardening memory boundaries with prompt-injection filters, ensuring session continuity across runtimes, and optimizing Gateway overhead.
OpenClaw 2026.5.22: Performance Blitz & Meeting Notes
Gateway performance blitz with 4,100x speedups, the new Meeting Notes plugin with Discord voice support, and hardened sub-agent privacy.
OpenClaw 2026.5.20: Exec Security Hardening & Codex 0.132.0
Strict skill loading requirements for the exec approval runtime, Codex update to 0.132.0, and detailed task maintenance diagnostics.
OpenClaw 2026.5.19: Discord Voice Handoff, Profile Context & Policy Plugin
Intelligent Discord voice handoff, profile-aware realtime voice sessions, and the new Policy plugin for automated system conformance.
OpenClaw 2026.5.18: Talk Mode, Settings Redesign & QA Gates
Realtime voice for Android, a complete Settings redesign for Mac, and industrial-grade runtime parity testing.
OpenClaw 2026.5.12: Modular Installs & Messaging Hardening
Modular dependency cones for leaner installs, significantly more resilient Telegram polling, and smoother Codex integration.
OpenClaw 2026.5.7: Enhanced Channels, CLI & Stability
Refined CLI workflows and hardened messaging reliability for the agent gateway.
OpenClaw 2026.5.6: Fixes for OpenAI Config, Plugins & Web Fetch
Reliability updates for configuration maintenance and plugin communication.
OpenClaw 2026.5.4: Snappy Voice, Codex Audio & Performance Caching
Gemini-powered realtime voice, Codex audio support, and intelligent workspace caching.
OpenClaw 2026.5.3: File Transfer Plugin, /steer & Performance Boost
Binary file operations, queue-independent steering, and massive gateway startup optimizations.
OpenClaw 2026.5.2: Plugin Cutover, WhatsApp Newsletters & Grok 4.3
Simplified plugin management, WhatsApp Newsletter support, Grok 4.3 integration, and high-performance gateway optimizations.
OpenClaw 2026.4.29: People-Aware Memory & NVIDIA Integration
People-aware memory wiki, native NVIDIA support, Bedrock Opus 4.7 parity, and major reliability upgrades for messaging channels.
OpenClaw 2026.4.27: Codex Computer Use & DeepInfra Integration
Official Codex Computer Use support, DeepInfra as a bundled provider, GPU-enabled sandboxing, and expanded support for QQBot and Yuanbao.
OpenClaw 2026.4.26: Realtime Browser Talk & Native Claude Migration
Realtime browser talk transport, native Claude migration tools, Cerebras provider support, and plugin registry hardening.
OpenClaw 2026.4.25: Azure Speech, ElevenLabs v3 & a Faster Plugin Registry
A major TTS expansion, a cold plugin registry for faster startup, deeper browser diagnostics, and reliability improvements.
OpenClaw 2026.4.24: Google Meet, DeepSeek V4 Flash & Realtime Voice Loops
Google Meet participant support, DeepSeek V4 Flash, better realtime voice loops, and major browser upgrades.
OpenClaw 2026.4.23: Codex Images, Forked Context & Local Embedding Tuning
Codex image generation, forked subagent context, local embedding context tuning, and workflow polish.
OpenClaw 2026.4.22: xAI Images, TUI Embedded Mode & Better WhatsApp Replies
xAI image generation, embedded TUI mode, easier model additions, and improved WhatsApp reply quoting.
OpenClaw 2026.4.21: GPT-Image-2, Moonshot K2.6 & Session Maintenance
GPT-Image-2, Moonshot K2.6, session maintenance improvements, and 40+ quality fixes.
OpenClaw 2026.4.15: Gemini TTS, Model Auth Dashboard & Cloud Memory
Gemini text-to-speech, Model Auth status dashboard, GitHub Copilot embeddings, LanceDB cloud storage, and 25+ fixes.
OpenClaw 2026.4.14: GPT-5.4 Pro, Telegram Forums & Security Hardening
GPT-5.4 Pro forward compatibility, human-readable Telegram forum topics, security hardening, and 50+ quality fixes.
OpenClaw v2026.4.11: ChatGPT Import, Structured Chat Bubbles & Video Upgrades
ChatGPT conversation import into Memory Wiki, structured chat bubbles, video generation upgrades, and fixes across WhatsApp, Telegram, and Teams.
OpenClaw v2026.4.10: Memory Wiki Stack, Webhooks & Smarter Media
Your agent's second brain, automatic media provider fallback, webhook automation, conversation branching, and security hardening.
OpenClaw Updates: April 2026
A summary of v2026.4.5 through v2026.4.9. Memory dreaming, video and music generation, security fixes, and Control UI updates.
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